Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-04-26
State News.



fell from the staging to the ground, dis-
lance of about twenty feet, and injured one
of his ankles severely, besides receiving
thorough shaking up. A team was sent TOT
and he was taken to his home where pnysl-
clan attended him.
There was meeting held Saturday
of the Winterport Cheese Factory Cor
poration to consider the matter OF
selling their building to General e. +.
Mattocks for corn packing establishment.
As a result of the consultation proposition
was agreed upon to be made to General Mat
tocks which it is believed will be acceptable
to him. What remains to be done Is to OBJ
tain the obligations of sufficient numoer OF
farmers to furnish corn from two hundred
acres of land, and this, it is believed, Will
be DONE If four hundred acres should De
subscribed so much the better.
The Winterport Ferry Company has organ
lied and the following officers chosen: Presl-
dent Fred Atwood; Secretary, A. ). ware !;
Treasurer, Seth II. Morgan; Directors, Fred
Atwood, David II. Smith, James u. curtis:
improvements will be made at the ferry and
the company has bought the Lathv hich
wharf property Hon. Fred Atwood has an
order for wind engine and tank of 20,500
gallons capacity, with pumps, piping. etc.,
lDT ElauEOGk oiul. PAO' N--~-
81 500 or more are to be made for the Tara
tine House and residents.
SAGADAHoC.
Deputy Sheriff Cornish, of Topsham, is
the owner of several valuable horses. Tues
day of last week a son of Mr.. Cornish was
driving one of the span of horses that cost
between 800 and $500. The horse which
weighs nearly 600 lbs, and is five years old,
was attached to loaded cart. While going
down a hill, the horse slipped in such man
ner as to cause fracture of one of the hind
legs Just above the stfle. DR.. Bracket. of
Lewiston, was called and examined the
break Mr.. Cornish is of the belief that the
animal will have to be killed, as the fracture
is considered a bad one. Mr.. Cornish said
$500 would not buy the horse before the
accident.
1t will be remembered that the twenty-eight
ship carpenters who lett Bath last fall for
Detroit to work in the shpyard of that place
did not meet with thoroughly cordial recep
ton On arrival at Detroit, the Bath men
were met by the striking carpenters who
asked the carpenters from Maine not to strike
blow in the shipyards there, and as an in
ducement for them to leave the city the De
troit local assembly Knights of Labor made
an offer to each Of the men from Bath Of
S38 if they would leave the city The offer
was accepted. The shipbuilding company
that hired the men from Bath, finding they
were going to leave, removed their plant
from Detroit to Gibraltar, some twenty miles
away. To that place the Bath men, who had
been paid S3S apiece, made their way and
went to work. This so aroused the ire of the
Detroit Knights as to cause them to bring
suit against every one of the Bath men to re-
cover the amount paid each one, claiming
that the contract entered into by the men
from this city had been broken. The car
penters from Bath claimed that they bad
broken no contract They were paid to leave
Detroit and took themselves out of the city
II appears that of the men sued, William W.
Carter was the first man brought up for trial.
The plaintiffs claimed that Carter violated his
agreement to return to Maine. Carter ad-
mitted the contract. and that he did not re-
turn home, but claimed the contract as ille-
gal. The presiding Judge where the case
was tried called attention to the fact that the
new corners had been intimidated and unaw
fully prevented from carrying out their con-
tract; that all combinations designed to in
terfere unlawfully with individuals are
violations of the statutes as striking a blow
at free industry, sitting legitimate enterprise
the charge the jury gave a verdict for the
defendant. Carriers expenses of the trial
were settled BY the company who hired him
to go to Detroit. AS Carriers case was a test
one the others will not come up for trial -
Times
YORK.
The price of land in Kttery has increased
500 per cent. since the railroad was talked of,
especially the land it runs through.
The Sanford and Kennebec railroad scheme
seems to be little talked of at present.
Superintendent Furber and the chief civil
engineer of the Boston & Maine are to GO
over the route of the York Beach railroad
for the purpose of locating the several sta
tons to be maintained. The secretary of war
has given permission for the construction OF
the line through the government grounds al
Fort McClary.
cock fight in Saco between two local
game chickens for a small purse attracted
quite number Of the lovers of that sport to
the vicinity of the wharf yesterday afternoon,
who were rewarded with one very satisfactory
round of about four minutes duration. One
Of the chickens being so badly out of condi-
ton. or from lack of that sublime courage
so necessary in affairs of that kind, gave up
the contest as soon as he fully realized what
was taking place. Another and more elabor-
ate fight is talked of in the near future. 1t is
very evident that the Rev. Mr.. Pendexter has
cause to preach against "Amusements" in
that city
The Biddeford Journal of Saturday says
All ecessary papers were made out today
and the business concluded by which the
Boston & Maine railroad company transfere
its right and title to the lot of land at the
corner of Main and Gooch streets situated
this side of Calefs block, unto the York In
sttute. The civil engineer of the railroad
company was in town this morning and ran
out the necessary measurements. The price
paid for the land is said to be $1,000, and
that a building is to be Immediately erected
on the site which is to be owned and occu.
pied by the York Institute. The lower story
will be finished off and fitted up with all the
modern improvements as stores. while the
York Institute will occupy the hall upstairs
Applications have already been made by
several of Saco's go ahead citizens for apart
ments in the new block.